Fall and Pumpkins

A huge thanks to each family for going on Nature walks to collect fall leaves last weekend. We appreciated all the helping hands that came and assisted the children in painting their leaves and creating the lovely leaf hangings which now adorn our classroom. Later in the week, the class enjoyed a math lesson by randomly selecting leaf prints and matching them to the leaf collages in the classroom. Each child wrote a terrific journal entry depicting their leaf collecting adventure. Please stop by and view the classroom and our hall bulletin board to learn more about this project. As the children arrived at school this week, they matched pictures with beginning sounds. They also revisited this skill at literacy center this week. Soon we will explore pictures with ending sounds. We began our study of the life cycle of a pumpkin and in the upcoming weeks will make an adapted version of Pumpkin, Pumpkin to read and illustrate. The book may even contain some of the research experiments that the children will do with their pumpkins after our field trip to Barthels on Tuesday. Please remember to send newspaper for your child to sit upon while doing research and a pillow case for carrying his/her pumpkin back school. Please dress for the weather, including boots! Although the children brought their butterfly treasures home to share with you, they are still having great fun exploring the Caterpillar Munch Shop. Oh yes, didn't you enjoy the pictures of the butterfly plate the children created for the upcoming Kids' Creation Auction during the Christmas and Holiday Show. We concluded our week with Natey's mom, as a guest reader, sharing the story of Gruffalo with us. Enjoy the beauty of fall this weekend! Hip, Hip, Hooray U R Terrific!